Assignment 4

I use OXFROD dictionary to look up for "big" and "large" English definitions, and I use WebCOLL to find which word can put behind them. 

  big adj.
1. large in size, degree, amount, etc.
e.g. It’s the world’s biggest computer company.

2. (informal) older
e.g.  You’re a big girl now.

3. important; serious
e.g. She took the stage for her big moment.

The followings are the words which people put behind of "big" and it's frequence in top 10.
 hit 1396
 brother 665
 band 647
 break 573
 city 552
 name 446
 success 401
 fan 334
 problem 331
 screen 317


large adj.
1. big in size or quantity
e.g. A large proportion of old people live alone.


2. wide in range and involving many things
e.g. Some drugs are being used on a much larger scale than previously.

The followings are the words which people put behind of "large" and it's frequence in top 10.
 number 12617
 amount 4316
 part 3514
 city 2912
 scale 2135
 area 1714
 group 1622
 portion 1373
 quantity 1306
 population 925

According to the WebCOLL and OXFROD dictionary, I find that there is no obvious difference from "big" and "large". Their common meanings is similar, but which word can put behind of "big" or "large"? In my opinion, I think that people use them in the habit.

Assignment 3

I learned one idiom, three vocabularies and three sentences form Studio Classroom in this week.

sell like hot cakes  idiom.  熱銷；熱賣
e.g.  These colorful MP3 players are selling like hot cakes. You'd better buy one soon!

cord  n. 電線
e.g.  Does the TV cord reach across the room or is it too short?

durian  n. 榴槤

aggressive  adj.  有侵略性的；好鬥的
e.g. Shelly's dog is very aggressive. It tries to bite anyone it doesn't know. 

Assignment 2-Dictionary Exercise

Equestrian adj. 馬術
Connected with riding horses, especially as a sport: equestrian events at the Olympic Games


Hurdles n. 跨欄賽跑
A race in which runners or horses have to jump over hurdles


Shot‐put n. 擲鉛球
A sports event in which you throw a heavy metal ball called the shot as far as you can


Gymnastics n. 體操;體育
A sport involving difficult physical exercises designed to increase your strength and ability to bend and balance
EX: When she was young she practiced gymnastics


Archery n. 箭術
The sport of shooting arrows from a bow


Fencing n. 劍術
The sport of fighting with a light thin sword


Martial arts n. 武術
A sport that is a traditional Asian form of fighting such as karate, judo, or kung fu


Field hockey n. 陸上曲棍球
A game played on a field by two teams of 11 players who use curved sticks to try to hit a ball into the other team’s goal in order to score points


Wrestling n. 摔角
A sport in which two people fight by holding each other in special positions and throwing each other


Javelin n. 擲標槍
A sports competition in which someone throws a javelin as far as they can


Water polo n.
A game played in water by two teams of seven players who get points by throwing a ball into the opponent’s goal

That's 10 sports that I'm not quite familiar with,but I didn't find the Water polo's Chinese translation and   example sentences from the dictionary except Gymnastics.